"Philip Cross"
 Philip Cross  (Wikipedia editor) | |
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 "Philip Cross" the work of one, or many? | |
| Interests | • George Galloway • Neil Clark • Craig Murray • Media Lens • Gilad Atzmon • Tim Hayward • Piers Robinson • The Canary |
A Wikipedia username that has been used every day for several years, sparking the suggestion that he may be a pseudonym for use by multiple paid editors. | |
"Philip Cross" is the name of a Wikipedia editor active since 2005 whose edits attracted controversy in May 2018.[1] His attention to particular prominent pages is extreme; he has made the majority of the edits to the Wikipedia on Media Lens, made around 1700 edit to the page of George Galloway, and over 130,000 edits in total.
Own Words
The user page of "Philip Cross" describes him as a jazz and drama enthusiast. He is also a controversial Wikipedia user and editor who dedicates considerable effort to editing the Wikipedia pages of well-known British anti-establishment journalists, bloggers, authors and academics[2]
Pseudonym?
“My view is that Philip Cross probably is a real person, but that he fronts for a group acting under his name. It is undeniably true, in fact the government has boasted, that both the MOD and GCHQ have “cyber-war” ops aiming to defend the “official” narrative against alternative news media, and that is precisely the purpose of the “Philip Cross” operation on Wikipedia. The extreme regularity of output argues against “Philip Cross” being either a one man or volunteer operation. I do not rule out however the possibility he genuinely is just a single extremely obsessed right wing fanatic.”
Craig Murray (21 May 2018) [3]
Cross’ edits in relation to the above parties are generally disparaging, however, the quantity and frequency of the edits suggest that “Philip Cross” may be a pseudonym for a group of like-minded individuals acting in concert.[4]
Edits
Craig Murray, whose Wikipedia page has been repeated edited by Cross remarked that "the purpose of the “Philip Cross” operation is systematically to attack and undermine the reputations of those who are prominent in challenging the dominant corporate and state media narrative. particularly in foreign affairs. “Philip Cross” also systematically seeks to burnish the reputations of mainstream media journalists and other figures who are particularly prominent in pushing neo-con propaganda and in promoting the interests of Israel."[5] Edit references are provided below:[6]
On 12 May 2018, Neil Clark tweeted:
- The wikipedia editor ‘Philip Cross’, who tells us he is not operating under an alias, has a great opportunity to earn himself an easy 1k simply by coming on @RT_sputnik with proof of ID to talk about his wiki editing. If nothing to hide, why not Philip?[7]
On 24 May 2018, Craig Murray tweeted:
- Israeli newspaper Haaretz publishes lengthy defence of what they call "pro-Israel" Philip Cross. Strangely the author (Omer Benjakob) forgets to mention he is one of the inexplicable army of MSM hacks who were "Philip Cross" twitter followers.[8][9]
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Bloggers Under Siege - Craig Murray Charged with Contempt of Court | blog post | 27 April 2020 | Ludwig De Braeckeleer | From Lockerbie to the Russia Hoax, Craig Murray has of course upset people in high-places, including some who work for Intelligence Agencies. |
| Document:Narrative Managers In Overdrive After Death Of White Helmets Founder | blog post | 12 November 2019 | Caitlin Johnstone | There is an immense narrative management campaign dedicated to controlling what people think about what’s happening in Syria. Whoever controls the narrative controls the world. Official Narrative control comes before any other priority the empire might have: before resources, before land, before even war itself. It’s up to us to see through their lies and bring an end to the lie factory. |
| Document:Wikipedia & the Spooks – The Remake | blog post | 22 May 2018 | Ludwig De Braeckeleer | In a video interview with George Galloway, journalist Neil Clark explains that "SlimVirgin" is back and teaming up with "Philip Cross". That is subtle or what? |
References
- ↑ "Philip Cross mystery: Craig Murray asks if Wikipedia editor is network ‘demeaning alternative media’"
- ↑ "Wikipedia Administrators' Noticeboard: Philip Cross"
- ↑ https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2018/05/the-philip-cross-msm-promotion-operation-part-3/ Craig Murray's Blog
- ↑ "Wikipedia disappears article on 'Philip Cross' & life-bans author"
- ↑ https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2018/05/the-philip-cross-affair/
- ↑ "Wikipedia edits by 'Philip Cross'"
- ↑ "If nothing to hide, why not Philip?"
- ↑ "Israeli newspaper Haaretz publishes lengthy defence of what they call 'pro-Israel' Philip Cross"
- ↑ "Why Are Russia, WikiLeaks and the British Far Left Out to Get This 'pro-Israel' Wikipedia Editor?"
